Once your child or partner has applied for student finance that depends on your household income, you’ll get an email within 24 hours with a link to submit your details.
You’ll need to create an account if you haven’t already got one. You must use your own account – you can’t use the same account as your child or partner.
You’ll need to supply your National Insurance number and tell us if you have:
- paid into private pensions
- made additional voluntary contributions
- children (other than the student) who depend on you financially
If you don't have a NINO, then you’ll need to complete a paper form and provide supporting documents to show how much you’ve earned.
You should only give us your details – if you live with a partner, we’ll ask for their details separately.
If you've given us your details close to your child or partner's course starting, find out more about what will happen next.
Don’t need to upload your P60 or Tax Return. We usually don’t need any evidence of your household income as we check your details with HMRC. We may ask for evidence if your marital status has changed or evidence of your income if you’re living abroad.
If you upload evidence, such as a P60, when we’ve not requested it, this will cause delays to the student getting their money. You should follow the instructions in the email we'll send to support their application online - do not send us a P60, unless we ask you for it.
You can submit an estimate of your financial details for the current tax year if you think your household income will be at least 15% lower than the previous tax year. Read our guide to find out how to do this and to download a Current Year Income application form.
Supporting a continuing student
You need to provide your details every year of your child or partner’s course.
Your child or partner needs to re-apply for student finance each year.
When they re-apply, you’ll get an email within 24 hours. The email will have a link to log into your account, where you can support their application and give us details such as:
- your marital status
- any changes to the information you submitted the previous year
What happens next
Once your part is complete, it can take six to eight weeks to process applications.
Your child or partner will be able to track the progress of their application by logging into their online account and use the new status tracker.
